I’m here! In California. Los Angeles. For at least the next 2 years. Arrived almost 6 weeks ago, but somehow still sleeping on a make-shift bed.

Do not despair! I am very capable of curling up when the time calls.

Reminder: I moved to here from Massachusetts for graduate school (library and information science). Classes started this week. So did in-class student introductions. My WordPress class professor asked us to list the internet-capable electronics we use. (This question came after, ‘What are your career goals?’) When my turn came, I stood up and proudly revealed that I use a PC laptop. An iPad mini. And a Windows Phone. A Windows Phone. Please feel free to let out a verbal emotion. The entire class did. They gasped and oooo’d. My professor verbally consoled me, “Aw, that’s OK.” I had to reassure them that I have a Windows Phone by choice, and that my mental state regarding my phone is happy. When I sat down at the conclusion of my student introduction, the international student was giving me sympathy eyes.